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Multiplikator für Malware: Wenn MSPs zum Instrument der Cyberkriminellen werden

January 28, 2020 0 Comments malware, msp, Ransomware, security tips, technologie

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:35:57 +0000

Ransomware ist eine starke Waffe der Cyberkriminellen. Und es entwickelt sich ein neuer Trend – die Infizierung von Unternehmen über deren Managed Service Provider. Die jüngsten Opfer allein in den USA: Hunderte von Zahnarztpraxen und Kommunen. Chet Wisniewski, der Forensik und das Vorhersagen von cyberkriminellen Entwicklungen zu seinem Beruf gemacht hat, hatte die Probleme und […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/5Cm-K3yJorc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New York wants to ban taxpayer-funded ransomware payments

January 27, 2020 0 Comments data loss, Law & order, legislation, malware, New York, new york senate, ransom payment, Ransomware, s7246, s7289, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:12:18 +0000

One of the proposed bills would set up a $5m fund to help small towns upgrade their systems and bolster their security.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M15zqIhc3yU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ako Ransomware targeting businesses using RaaS

January 24, 2020 0 Comments computer security terms, Cyber crime, Cyber safety, data breach, email, encryption, enterprise, malware, Ransomware, Security, Spam, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:00:51 +0000

Ako Ransomware targeting businesses using RaaS Quick Heal security researchers recently observed ransomware that uses RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) which is a subpart of MaaS (Malware as a Service). Before delving into the AKO ransomware or RaaS, one must understand what Malware as a Service means, as it is…

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UN report alleges that Saudi crown prince hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone

January 23, 2020 0 Comments amazon, Celebrities, crown prince, Hacked, jamal khashoggi, jeff bezos, malware, mbs, mohammed bin salman, pegasus, phone hack, saudi arabia, security threats, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:38:10 +0000

Digital forensic evidence points to the phone’s massive, months-long data egress having likely been triggered by Pegasus mobile spyware.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/cudbgBhrFvg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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STOP (Djvu) Ransomware: Ransom For Your Shady Habits!

January 15, 2020 0 Comments _readme.txt, {1d6fc66e-d1f3-422c-8a53-c0bbcf3d900d}, {36a698b9-d67c-4e07-be82-0ec5b14b4df5}, crack software, cracked, djvu, encryption, fake apps, icacls, infostealer, keygen, malware, offline key, online key, PowerShell, Ransomware, salsa20, stop, syshelper, time trigger task, timetriggertask, vidar, vilsel, windows update

Credit to Author: Jayesh kulkarni| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:13:09 +0000

With almost 200 extensions, STOP (djvu) ransomware can be said to be 2019’s most active and widespread ransomware. Although this ransomware was active a year before, it started its campaign aggressively in early 2019. To evade detection, it has been continuously changing its extensions and payloads. For earlier infections, data…

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Snake alert! This ransomware is not a game…

January 13, 2020 0 Comments malware, Ransomware, snake

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:03:19 +0000

Looks like the Snake ransomware was created especially for network-wide attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/e32ACZYmzXs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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7 tipos de virus: un breve glosario de ciberamenazas actuales

January 10, 2020 0 Comments actualidad, malware

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:33:04 +0000

Técnicamente, este artículo trata sobre malware en general, no sobre un virus en particular. Estrictamente hablando, un virus se refiere a un tipo de malware que se propaga por sí mismo, por lo que una vez que está en tu sistema, puede infectar cientos o incluso miles de archivos en cada ordenador de tu red, […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/dGTDYl_HeKc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware pounces on California schools, Las Vegas trounces attack

January 10, 2020 0 Comments las vegas, malware, pittsburg, pittsburg unified school district, Ransomware, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:43:29 +0000

We’ll have one serving of whatever Las Vegas is eating and wish Pittsburg Unified School District good luck with getting unstuck.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ZYdKmx-4lMo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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REvil ransomware exploiting VPN flaws made public last April

January 8, 2020 0 Comments bad packets report, malware, pulse secure, Ransomware, revil, security threats, Sodinokibi, vpn, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:39:53 +0000

Researchers report flaws, vendors issue patches, organisations apply them – and everyone lives happily ever after. Right? Wrong!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FOp5i99FBQk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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‘Maze’ ransomware threatens data exposure unless $6m ransom paid

January 7, 2020 0 Comments Adobe, Adobe Flash, data breach, Internet Explorer, Ireland, Law & order, macros, malware, maze, Microsoft, Ransomware, security threats, southwire, word documents

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:35:29 +0000

US cable and wire manufacturer, Southwire, last week filed a civil suit against Maze’s mysterious makers in Georgia Federal court.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jNMBVgsS2Wg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>